06-05-2009, 09:00 AM
After getting a new boat last week, I have been on the water 5 of the last 8 days....I have the worlds best wife, she is happy for me and does not begrudge me my outdoor time - I am really blessed.<br /><br />The last 3 trips (all eve trips) have been some of my better ones lately - we have been finding a good number of bass in 2-4&#39; of water, and catching them on a variety of baits til dark. Senkos in grn/white and bldg shad, buzzbaits, 9&quot; worms and lizards, and rattle traps. Nothing really big, but a lot of action....each eve we would catch a couple around 3 lbs and 15-19 others. <br /><br />All fish came from or very close to vegetation <br /><br />Last eve my father was with me, so before we hit the bass in the shallow water, we hit the crappie for an hour and a half. They were deep - but they were there and hungry. We caught 32 crappie, 6 little white bass, 1 blue cat and 2 bluegill. 17 of the crappie were keepers, we took 10 home to split between us. This was the first time ever that I did not catch a spot fishing for crappies on vertical structure - very odd. All crappie on 1/16 head, a variety of soft plastics and home-made hair jigs, colors were all shades of blue/silver/chart.<br /><br />Last nights highlight was the 13 jet skis that decided to hold a series of sprint races approx 100 yards from our boat - the whole lake out there and they pick my bluffs for a half hours entertainment - GEEZ!!!<br /><br />All in all I spent several good evenings on the water with good friends and family - have managed to dodge most of the rain - and enjoyed some beautiful sunsets on the water.